Najma Ahmed, University of Toronto

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Toronto profile.

Surgery Traumatology Critical care medicine and emergency medicine Medicine, nursing and health curriculum, pedagogy and didactics

Latest papers

Match Rates for a Surgical Mentorship Program for Underrepresented Learners.
JAMA network open · 2026
Increasing access for underrepresented learners in surgery: A perspective from building the UpSurge program.
Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2025
How firearm legislation impacts firearm mortality internationally: A scoping review.
Health policy OPEN · 2024 · senior author

All 34 publications

Latest funding

Pediatric Outcomes of Children Whose Mothers Experience Violence: A Multi-Province Study.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$569,924
Accounting for the social determinants of health in cancer outcomes
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$400,000

All 2 grants and awards

34 publications.

01

Match Rates for a Surgical Mentorship Program for Underrepresented Learners.

Li B, Nguyen DD, Mahmood S, Alam A, Malhotra AK, Yibrehu B, Ayoo K, Ahmed N, Covelli A, Brar S, Bondzi-Simpson A, UpSurge Research Group

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.7487 PMID: 41989780

02

Increasing access for underrepresented learners in surgery: A perspective from building the UpSurge program.

Bondzi-Simpson A, Yibrehu B, Nguyen DD, Malhotra AK, Ayoo K, Okafor I, Ahmed N, Brar S

Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches2025

DOI: 10.1097/as9.0000000000000605 PMID: 40989863

03

How firearm legislation impacts firearm mortality internationally: A scoping review.

Greenberg B, Bennett A, Naveed A, Petrut R, Wang SM, Vyas N, Bachari A, Khan S, Sue TC, Dryburgh N, Almoli F, Skidmore B, Shaver N, Bui EC, Brouwers M, Moher D, Little J, Maggi J, Ahmed N

Health policy OPEN2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.hpopen.2024.100127 PMID: 39253617

04

Advanced Non-compressible Torso Hemorrhage Management is Combat Casualty Care's Moon Shot.

Naveed A, Gomez D, Rezende-Neto J, Ahmed N, Beckett A

Military medicine2024

DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usad193 PMID: 37279514

05

Modeling Technical Skills Learning Curves of Incoming Surgical Trainees.

Louridas M, Iancu AM, Grantcharov T, Steele D, Ahmed N, Shore EM

Journal of surgical education2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.08.017 PMID: 36115788

06

Impact of Research Training on Performance in General Surgery Residency.

Mikhail A, Connor AA, Ahmed N

Journal of surgical education2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.10.006 PMID: 34824045

07

Innovative curriculum is needed to address residents' attitudes toward older adults: the case of geriatric trauma.

Guttman MP, Haas B, Kim M, Mador B, Nathens AB, Ahmed N, Wheeler S, Gotlib Conn L

BMC medical education2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03196-y PMID: 35219294

08

A Public Health Approach to Prevent Firearm Related Injuries and Deaths.

McLeod RS, Moore EE, Crozier JA, Civil ID, Ahmed N, Bulger EM, Stewart RM

Annals of surgery2021

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005056 PMID: 34334652

09

Bilioptysis due to a single transcavitary thoracoabdominal gunshot wound.

Nantais J, Skelhorne-Gross G, Jimenez C, Ahmed N, Gomez D

Trauma surgery & acute care open2020

DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2019-000425 PMID: 32072019

10

Caring for Older Surgical Patients: Contemporary Attitudes, Knowledge, Practices, and Needs of General Surgeons and Residents.

Chesney TR, Pang G, Ahmed N

Annals of surgery2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002363 PMID: 28654541

Pediatric Outcomes of Children Whose Mothers Experience Violence: A Multi-Province Study.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Saunders, Natasha R; Haas, Barbara; Pike, Ian; Urquia, Marcelo L

Keywords: Adolescents; Assault; Children; Epidemiology; Families; Injury; Mental Health; Violence

$569,924

Accounting for the social determinants of health in cancer outcomes

SupervisorCIHR2023Health Sys. Impact Embedded ECR Award - Health Services, Health Systems & Policy

Principal investigators: Dare, Anna J

Keywords: Cancer Outcomes; Health Equity; Social Determinants Of Health

$400,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Surgery
Surgery
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Other

Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Kevin Imrie

Critical Care Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2014

Pier Bryden

Department of Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2010

Sarah Wheeler

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Melissa Brouwers

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Nir Lipsman

Department of Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2014

David Moher

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Teodor Grantcharov

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Julian Little

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2024

James Rutka

Department of Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2014

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Surgery Dear Professor Ahmed, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Match Rates for a Surgical Mentorship Program for Underrepresented Learners." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Najma Ahmed

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Match Rates for a Surgical Mentorship Program for Underrepresented Learners.

Increasing access for underrepresented learners in surgery: A perspective from building the UpSurge program.

How firearm legislation impacts firearm mortality internationally: A scoping review.

Advanced Non-compressible Torso Hemorrhage Management is Combat Casualty Care's Moon Shot.

Modeling Technical Skills Learning Curves of Incoming Surgical Trainees.

Impact of Research Training on Performance in General Surgery Residency.

Innovative curriculum is needed to address residents' attitudes toward older adults: the case of geriatric trauma.

A Public Health Approach to Prevent Firearm Related Injuries and Deaths.

Bilioptysis due to a single transcavitary thoracoabdominal gunshot wound.

Caring for Older Surgical Patients: Contemporary Attitudes, Knowledge, Practices, and Needs of General Surgeons and Residents.

Pediatric Outcomes of Children Whose Mothers Experience Violence: A Multi-Province Study.

Accounting for the social determinants of health in cancer outcomes

Frequent collaborators

Barbara Haas

Julie Hallet

Lesley Gotlib Conn

Kevin Imrie

Ahmed Kayssi

Pier Bryden

Sarah Wheeler

Mary Chiu

Liane Feldman

Shiphra Ginsburg

Melissa Brouwers

Nir Lipsman

Andrea Covelli

Jonathan Spicer

Ari Doumouras

Ru Taggar

David Moher

Teodor Grantcharov

Julian Little

James Rutka